New guy with some questions

Get a 6" or 8" S&W Revolver either in .38 or .22 if you are limited to rimfire.

George P said:

Get another Buckmark or Ruger MKII bull barrel and whup up on him!......

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I really like my Ruger MKII Bull Barrel. Got a HS, but it's just not the same.

You're the Dad. Tell sonny boy that he needs to honor his father.

How about just sharing the same gun? Then there's no whining about caliber differences or sight differences etc. And you won't need to buy another gun. And yeah, go to the eye Dr.

TJ AK-74 said:

How about just sharing the same gun? Then there's no whining about caliber differences or sight differences etc. And you won't need to buy another gun. And yeah, go to the eye Dr.

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That's not what we do here! The High Road is about helping folks find excuses to buy more gun stuff!

M.T.E. said:

We are shooting for accuracy, no time limits. We shoot "follow the leader" with both only loading 10 rounds, first gun empty is the loser.

My son wants to get "good" with open sights before using optics,...so that means dad has to shoot open sights also.

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i like your son's attitude. glad you are going to learn open sights, too. learn to shoot with fuzzy sights since that is your real world situation. my eyesight ain't that great and that is what i have to do with handguns.

luck,

murf

Well, Mauser Lover, generally I would advocate to buy another gun, but the OP's problem won't be fixed, unless maybe he buys the same exact model as his son. So maybe I should change my advice to buy an identical model as his son? Then everyone will be happy lol.

Didn't mean to scare you lol. I may buy a CZ75 SP01 myself at some point, if finances allow.

I think you are going about this wrong. Tell him "my range, my rules, when we shoot on your range you can make the rules". After all you are the daddy rabbit. Another option is to just get him a red dot to go on his gun. Of course this removes the excuse to buy another gun.

Look into a steel framed 5” 1911 in 9mm. Mine is probably my most accurate pistol and recoil is very minimal. I have the Springfield Range Officer and absolutely love it. Just another option for you.

My sons and I regularly have shooting games at our range too. Never bothers me a bit when they win. I still remember back when they were young, I would let them win. Use whatever and just have fun.

Glock 22s are running 299 with night sights
Sig 226 for 399 with ns
Hk usp for 450
Glock 34 for 340
Sig 229 for 429 with ns
All like new. all .40 s&w
Right now is the time to buy a 40.

"Yeah you can live in denial all you want but eye Drs aren't the end of the world. You can't hit what you can't see."

You can get shooting (safety) glasses that are magnified or prescription...…..just don't tell your son!

M.T.E. said:

Wow I really like that until I checked the price! I feel better missing with a $500 gun.

Why did you recommend .40 over 9mm? Is the .40 normally more accurate than the 9mm?

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.40’s gonna have harsher recoil than the 9mm. I definitely wouldn’t choose a .40. There’s a reason most all police departments who used .40 no longer do. Also, the quality of ammo has improved so much the 9mm will perform almost just as well as the .40 with far less sharper recoil.

.40 can be loaded to minor specs. And be even lighter recoiling than 9mm. USPSA limited is ruled by .40's now. It's coming back.

Not that you need to, in a large frame pistol, just the lil ones.

" Take a look at a Canik TP9SFx."

I'll second that. The Canik has a lot to offer and has a really good trigger for it's price range. It's worth a good look.
If you'd like to stay in the sig family without getting too crazy on price I'd look at there 1911 in 9mm. Good soft shooter with adjustable sights. I also really like the P226 but it is set up with a fixed combat sight picture. You may be fine with it but for fine tuned target work I always catch myself looking out around the front blade to see where I'm hitting.

No optics ok, change the rules yourself a bit.
One rule change deserves another.
Time things, say maybe a 1 or 2 second deduction from gross time for every year over 35

If you want to go centerfire
I have 2 Springfield "loaded 9mm 1911s" Like the first one so much I bought a spare!
9mm in an all steel 1911 is just a sweet shooting gun.
If you reload a good 125 bullet at about 1030 fps is a nice soft shooting load.

DairyVet said:

Second the idea for another .22. Whatever you get purchase one with a fiber optic front sight, or purchase one from Dawson Precision. It makes a big difference for me with how fast I can get the front sight on target.

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Agreed, a fiber optic front sight is a good idea. I really enjoy my Ruger 22/45 Lite, but would advise to get the Mark IV. It will be significantly easier to take apart and clean with their new one-button takedown.

My Buck Mark is my most accurate handgun. My Ruger Standard (Mark I, basically) is probably second.

For centerfire it's my 7.5" Super Blackhawk. The extremely long sight radius is a great advantage. The sweet SA trigger doesn't hurt, either.

For auto pistols my Tanfoglio CZ75 "clone" in 9mm has typically been the most accurate. However, I recently picked up a Walther PPQ in 9mm that I might actually shoot better. I will have to shoot them side-by-side to figure it out.

Those would be my recommendations.

I have a p320 and it's more accurate than I am. I find I really have to concentrate on using my finger tip to squeeze the trigger, but when I do, it's dead on accurate.

Or leave the optic on and tell him to stand 3 steps in front of you to compensate.

Monson made Dan Wesson 15-2 with the 6" or 8" barrel in 38/357.

Then spend a few days testing different 38Special wad cutter and semi-wadcutter brands and weights.

Then see if you can move the targets out aways.

AR-Pistol in 22lr or 9mm with a Brace